SEC

The SEC has certainly taken its lumps recently. The financial crisis in general was not kind to the agency, but it was the Bernard Madoff scandal that pushed the agency's reputation deep into the... Read more...

You might think that start-ups have been essentially priced out of the IPO market--due as much to Sarbanes Oxley as anything else. That certainly seems to be the conventional wisdom, and has been for... Read more...

If you are a bit hazy on exactly how the SEC's new corporate governance proxy disclosure rules and requirements affect your company, you are not alone. As new rules roll out, there is the expected... Read more...

The SEC is bent on proving to the world that it is a savvy crime-fighting organization that is fully capable of rebounding from recent embarrassments. The Bernard Madoff scandal of course is the best... Read more...

Big multinational companies have already gotten their feet wet with IFRS. It's a good thing because it's looking more and more like the international standard will indeed become reality for most... Read more...

The SEC has suggested a new approach to curb short selling. In addition to the five previous ideas it has submitted for public comment, it has just submitted another one, reports the New York Times.... Read more...

We've noted that SEC Chairman Linda Shapiro was a bit coy early on regarding a few big issues, such as the projected rollout of IFRS in the United States. She offering a few more clues as of late.... Read more...

The banking industry has been fairly relentless in its efforts to overturn the mark-to-market rules that investors have so dearly embraced. Success at last: The FASB has voted to allow more leniency... Read more...

In the minds of many, the adoption of IFRS is fait accompli, a done deal. But not if the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants has anything to do with it. The influential group has... Read more...

We've noted that the most recession-proof IT applications tend to be linked to risk management and compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission certainly thinks this is the case. Officials have... Read more...